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Framingham City Council · 2024–2025 Council · Regular meeting

December 9, 2025

5 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.

Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page

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Attendance

Present: Philip Ottaviani, Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Christine Long, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey

Absent: None

Every vote, in order

Open Public Hearing

Minutes, page 7

ProceduralPassed · 10–0

To open the Public Hearing

Yes: Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe roll call does not list Noval Alexander, so that councilor is left out of this vote.

From the minutes

“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Christine Long to Open Public Hearing . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Long)

Read it in the official minutes, page 7 (PDF)

Close Public Hearing

Minutes, page 8

ProceduralPassed · 10–0

Close Public Hearing

Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, King, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe roll call does not list Janet Leombruno, so that councilor is left out of this vote.

From the minutes

“Moved by George King; seconded by Christine Long to Close Public Hearing Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Long)

Read it in the official minutes, page 8 (PDF)

Approve 1.69 shift and .8341 residential factor

Minutes, page 8

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 11 present

Approve 1.69 shift and .8341 residential factor

From the minutes

“Moved by George King; seconded by Christine Long to Approve 1.69 shift and .8341 residential factor. Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Long)

Read it in the official minutes, page 8 (PDF)

Approve to not accept the two exemptions

Minutes, page 8

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 11 present

Approve to not accept the two exemptions

From the minutes

“Moved by George King; seconded by Leora Mallach to Approve to not accept the two exemptions. Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Mallach)

Read it in the official minutes, page 8 (PDF)

Adjournment

Adjourn the meeting

Minutes, page 8

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 11 present

To adjourn

From the minutes

“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Adjourn Motion Passed: 11 - 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Cannon)

Read it in the official minutes, page 8 (PDF)

From the Framingham City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s public meeting portal (linked from the Public Meeting Calendar on framinghamma.gov). We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: Framingham Patch (George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Michael Cannon, Noval Alexander, Philip Ottaviani, Leora Mallach, John Stefanini; candidate and courtesy photos), District2Framingham.com (Brandon Ward), Run for Something (Mary Kate Feeney) and Framingham SOURCE (Tracey Bryant, 2021 candidate Q&A, photo courtesy of the candidate). The city’s website has no councilor photos. Former councilors show initials.

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